Dexterity (George Shearing album)

Dexterity is a 1988 live album by the jazz pianist George Shearing recorded at the second Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival. The singer Ernestine Anderson appears on two tracks. Shearing and Anderson would later record the album A Perfect Match.

Reception
Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic, describing it as "A well-rounded and consistently enjoyable program".

Track listing

 * 1) "Dexterity" (Charlie Parker) – 5:17
 * 2) "You Must Believe in Spring" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Jacques Demy, Michel Legrand) – 7:53
 * 3) "Sakura Sakura (Cherry Blossom)" (Traditional) – 5:13
 * 4) "Kjo No Tsuki" (Rentaro Taki) – 3:00
 * 5) "I Won't Dance" (Dorothy Fields, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh) – 5:08
 * 6) "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern) – 5:03
 * 7) "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 3:08
 * 8) "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:19
 * 9) "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 6:49
 * 10) Duke Ellington medley: "Take the "A" Train"/"In a Sentimental Mood"/"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"/"Satin Doll"/"Cotton Tail" (Billy Strayhorn)/(Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills)/(Ellington, Lee Gaines)/(Ellington, Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)/(Ellington) – 7:21
 * 11) "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) – 5:30

Personnel

 * George Shearing – piano
 * Ernestine Anderson – vocals on "As Long As I Live" and "Please Send Me Someone to Love"
 * Neil Swainson – double bass
 * Carl Jefferson – producer
 * Kent Judkins – art direction
 * Chris Long – assistant producer
 * Tom Burgess – cover art concept
 * Hatsuro Takanami – engineer
 * Leonard Feather – liner notes
 * George Horn – mastering
 * K. Abe – photography
 * Kazumi Someya – project interpreter
 * Ron Davis – remixing
 * Allen Farnham – remote supervisor
 * Yoichi Nakao – technical coordinator